Our Favorite Parenting Stories Of The Week

Happy Day After Election Day! This little girl should be in good spirits after crying because she was tired of all the election chatter in this quick but hilarious video. (YouTube)

As children return to school after Hurricane Sandy, one Brooklyn teacher reflects on what the comfort of a classroom can mean for kids given last week’s harrowing events. (New York Times)

Not many political stories make you say aww, but this one will. Take a look at the letter President Obama wrote to ten-year-old Sophia who reached out to him with a very cute handwritten thanks for supporting the love between her two gay dads. (Gawker)

One costume for your kid is enough…right? Country singer Jewel’s son had five Halloween disguises to change into this year, including a chicken suit and a hammerhead shark getup. What did your child dress up as? Enter our costume photo contest by November 16! (People)

When it comes to parenting, the focus is often on mommy and baby. Here are seven tips to help daddy bond with his bundle. (Huffington Post)

Help keep Books Of Wonder in our wonderful city by donating to their fundraising campaign! Only 15 days left to help this community bookstore stay in business. The shop is about halfway to it’s $100,000 goal–please donate! (Indiegogo)

Singer, mommy, and now tech wiz: Grammy award-winning Alicia Keys is launching a storytelling application for kids. (ABC News)

Is your house run like a dictatorship or a democracy? While your child may be too young to grasp politics just yet, studies show that your parenting style may shape his or her future political leanings. (Minn Post)

Tune in to the new Logo series, “The Baby Wait,” a six-part documentary that explores open adoptions from both the biological and adoptive parents’ perspectives. (Huffington Post)

Push over pushy parents! This post takes a deeper look into why the book How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character is making such an impression on NYC parents. (The Telegraph UK)

Another baby bump is making its appearance in Hollywood. Actress Kristen Bell confirmed she is expecting on Monday. (People)

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Polaris Productions Theater Camp

<p>Kids will learn, rehearse, and perform the wonderful Maurice Sendak and Carole King musical, Really Rosie. For 10 weekdays, campers will take part in physical and vocal warm-ups and learn choreography, staging, and vocal parts. They’ll develop skills in acting, singing, character development, and more. This camp will ignite your child’s imagination and passion for performing, build their self-esteem, and help them form lasting friendships. They’ll have fun! At camp’s end, the kids will perform Really Rosie for family members and friends. Kids of all levels of experience, ages 8 through 13, are welcome to join.</p>

Yuletide Factory

<p>Fill your hearts with circus cheer—the merry daredevils of Cirque Mechanics (Zephyr, 2023) are back with an industrial-strength spectacular for you and your kin. Sparkling with holiday spirit, the ever energetic ensemble of acrobats transforms a drab assembly plant into a holly jolly Yuletide Factory! From the wonder of the German wheel to festive flips from the trampoline wall, they dash and dance through a pageant of powerhouse stunts with grins and goodwill. It’s high-flying fun, comfort and joy for the whole family!</p>

Adventuring Portal

<p><a name="m_-1473885667065203258__Hlk72147528"></a>Adventuring Portal runs Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) games for kids.   We have created a safe online space for tweens and teens to learn and play D&D.</p> <p>Our D&D Summer Camp session are a one-week experience.  Monday – Friday.  Each day will be 3 hours of gaming (with 2 breaks build in).  15 total gaming hours for $180.  If you have played with us before, you are entitled to 10% off.   </p> <p>Need your kids, nieces or nephews, grand kids or neighbor’s kids to be occupied for a bit so you can get work done & take care of your to-do list? Maybe your tween or teen is still a bit isolated and craves connection with their peers? Whether your teen/tween has played D&D before or is brand-new to the experience, this safe space brings players together to have fun and solve problems as a team in ways few other online opportunities do.</p> <p>All our games focus on experiential learning.   Our players leave knowing all the basic game play as well as experiencing: teamwork, bravery, compassion, generosity, negotiation, improvisation, gamer etiquette, strategy, critical thinking, problem solving, cartography and probability - all through online D&D adventuring!</p> <p>We are an inclusive organization and welcome gamers who are LGBTQIA+ and those on any spectrum. </p> <p>All girls’ groups available. </p> <p>I am a parent, a certified elementary school and middle school math teacher and last summer in the midst of the mess started Adventuring Portal, an online Dungeons & Dragons business for kids. There are so many benefits to playing D&D and I hope you will consider us as a great way for your child to safely socialize, grow as people and have a great time.</p>